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Ex. OR-018Chief Justice Order 20-016Order Imposing 'Level 2' and 'Level 3' Restrictions on Court OperationsChief Justice Martha L. Walters, Oregon Supreme CourtOregonCourtMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-097OLCC Guidance - Phase Two: On-Site Service and Consumption (Reopening Oregon)Reopening Oregon: OLCC Guidance - Phase Two, On-Site Service and ConsumptionOregon Liquor Control CommissionOregon (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulatorJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-039Approval of Clark County to move to Phase 2 of the Safe Start Washington plan, effective June 5, 2020 (small gatherings of five outside the household per week; in-store retail; dine-in with limits; salons, barbers, real estate, pet grooming, new construction under State guidance)Clark County approved to move to Phase 2 of state reopening planWashington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman (Phase 2 approval); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director)Clark County, WashingtonCountyJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-020Executive Order 20-27A Safe and Strong Oregon: Maintaining Essential Health Directives in Response to COVID-19, and Implementing a Phased Approach for Reopening…Governor Kate BrownOregonStateJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-036Board decision of June 11, 2020 to hold off applying for Phase II reopening; extension of the local state of emergency to July 31, 2020Clackamas County exercises caution and holds off on Phase II reopening applicationClackamas County Board of County Commissioners; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah PresentClackamas County, OregonCountyJune 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-007Statewide one-week pause on further county reopening (June 11, 2020), holding Multnomah County in the EO 20-25 baseline (stay-home directives) pending Phase 1 approvalMultnomah County must wait to reopen as Governor pauses further reopening statewideGovernor Kate Brown (statewide one-week pause on county reopening); Multnomah County (Phase 1 application of June 5, 2020)Multnomah County, OregonCountyJune 11, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-16-031Elkhorn Baptist Church v. Brown, 366 Or. 506, S067736Opinion directing peremptory writ vacating the Baker County Circuit Court's preliminary injunctionSupreme Court of OregonOregonCourtJune 12, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. OR-021Executive Order 20-28Operation of Higher Education Institutions During Coronavirus PandemicGovernor Kate BrownOregonStateJune 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-008Approval of Multnomah County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective June 19, 2020 (update of June 17, 2020 to the County's June 3, 2020 reopening briefing)The County prepares for reopening amid COVID-19, while watching how protests will affect disease's spread (UPDATE June 17: approved to move…Governor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval); Multnomah County Board (reopening framework submitted June 5, 2020)Multnomah County, OregonCountyJune 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-023Executive Order 20-30Second Extension of Executive Order 20-03 and COVID-19 State of Emergency; Rescinding Executive Order 20-13 and Executive Order 20-18Governor Kate BrownOregonStateJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. OR-024House Bill 4213 (2020)Relating to evictions; and declaring an emergencyOregon Legislative Assembly (80th, 2020 First Special Session); signed by Governor BrownOregonStateJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. OR-064SB 278 (2021) 60-day eviction safe harbor; HB 4204 (2020) and HB 2009 (2021) mortgage foreclosure moratoria; HB 4212 (2020) deadline extensions and remote public meetings; SB 1801 (2020) cocktails to goRelated legislation not saved as exhibitsOregon Legislative AssemblyOregonStateJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Alcohol and barsCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-13-088Enrolled House Bill 4204 (2020)Relating to strategies to protect Oregonians from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic (mortgage forbearance and foreclosure moratorium)Oregon Legislative Assembly (2020 First Special Session); approved by Governor Kate Brown June 30, 2020OregonStateJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-13-089Enrolled House Bill 4213 (2020)Relating to evictions; and declaring an emergency (residential and commercial eviction moratorium; nonpayment grace period)Oregon Legislative Assembly (2020 First Special Session); approved by Governor Kate Brown June 30, 2020OregonStateJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-14-064Enrolled House Bill 4213Relating to residential and commercial tenancies during the COVID-19 emergencyOregon Legislative Assembly (2020 First Special Session)OregonStateJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-047Public-service campaign release confirming that TriMet has required riders, operators and other employees to wear face coverings on board since mid-May 2020 at OHA direction; passenger limits and 3-foot seat spacing continuing (Aug. 21, 2020)'Always wear your mask on transit and in the community.' Local celebs join TriMet to encourage people to cover up for safetyTriMet, at the direction of the Oregon Health AuthorityTri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)Sector regulatorAug. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-OR-014Oregon OSHA, List of Oregon OSHA Citations Identified as Related to COVID-19 (June 2, 2021): the agency's account of its COVID-19 enforcement (complaints, inspections, citations and penalties) with the willful and serious citations listed by county and employerList of Oregon OSHA Citations Identified as Related to COVID-19Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business ServicesOregonStateJune 2, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-001Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990)ORS 433.004, 433.006, 433.010, 433.121, 433.128, 433.131, 433.138, 433.142, 433.156, 433.441, 433.442, 433.443, 433.452 and 433.990…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-002Statute: ORS chapter 431A (Public Health Programs and Activities), sections 431A.005-431A.015: definitions of 'public health law' and 'public health measure'; power of the Oregon Health Authority and local public health administrators to enforce public health laws, with civil penalties; public health actions of the Public Health DirectorORS 431A.005, 431A.010 and 431A.015: enforcement of public health laws by administrative order, civil penalty of up to $500 a day per…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2019 Edition, as captured by the Wayback Machine Oct. 17, 2020)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-003Statute: ORS chapter 431 (State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Health Laws), sections 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: the Oregon Health Authority's supervision of 'all matters relating to the preservation of life and health,' its duty and the local public health administrators' duty to enforce every public health law, and their power to restrain violations by injunctionORS 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: general powers and duties of the Oregon Health Authority; enforcement of public health…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-004Statute: ORS chapter 401 (Emergency Management and Services), the emergency-management act: declaration of a state of emergency (401.165); the Governor's police powers (401.168); rules and orders on commodities, services, industrial plants, labor and child care (401.188); the force of law of emergency rules and orders (401.192); the offense of violating them (401.990)ORS 401.165, 401.168, 401.175, 401.188, 401.192 and 401.990: the Governor's emergency powers, the 'full force and effect of law' of…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-005Statute: ORS chapter 654, the Oregon Safe Employment Act: the employer's duty to furnish a safe and healthful place of employment and to do 'every other thing reasonably necessary' (654.010); prohibition of unsafe or unhealthy places of employment (654.015); duty of every employer, owner, employee and other person to comply with every safety and health order, standard and rule (654.022); the Director's jurisdiction over every place of employment (654.025); civil penalties (654.086); criminal penalties (654.991)ORS 654.003, 654.010, 654.015, 654.022, 654.025, 654.086 and 654.991: the general workplace-safety duty binding every Oregon employer and…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-007Statute: ORS chapter 624 (Food Service Facilities), the sanitary code for restaurants: OHA's duty to make sanitation rules (624.041); license suspension, closure for imminent danger (624.073); diseased persons may not work and may not be employed, and the manager's duty to notify OHA (624.080); summary closure (624.096); criminal and civil penalties (624.990, 624.992)ORS 624.041, 624.073, 624.080, 624.096, 624.990 and 624.992: restaurant sanitation rules, exclusion of employees with communicable disease…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read